Coin-controlled vending machine



C. NADWORNEY COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE FiledMay 5. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l 6' H INVENTOR Char/e8 Nadworney.

ATTORNEY I l 625,138 Aprll 19, 1927. cf NADWORNEY v I com coNTnoLLED VENDING MACHINE .Filed May 5. 19124 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Char/es Nac/warney.

ATTORNEY WMM Fetented Pipi". 19, i927.

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CHARLES' nanwortnnij, onBAYonnn NEW JERSEY, Assrenon or TW-THRDS To Louis nonnen, or BAYONNE; NEW JERSEY.

coIN-o'onTR'oLLEn Vrinirne MACHI'E.

Application fried May 5, 1924. serial No. 711,13'6.

rl`his invention relates to a coin controlled vending machine.

rlhe object oi? the invention is the production ot a machine, which is particularly adapted to dispensing` handkerchiets when a coin is introduced into its chute, although it maybe used tor dispensing other objects. il second object is the production of a machine in which the articles dispensed, can not be taken troni the machine by an unauthorized person tampering therewith. A third object of the invention is to produce simple means tor charging the machine 'with the objects to be dispensed. forth object is the production ot means, to securely maintain the coins used to operate the dispensing mechanism ot the machin-e in acoin drawer.

Vllhe organization of the invention coinprises a machine with al coin controlled leier, that discharges the handkerchiets or other objects dispensed, and Weich coacts with the movements of a door over an opening through which the handherchiets or other objects ere discharged.

Fig'. l represents sections' of a coin controlled vending machine exemplify/ing the invention as on the lines l, l, and l, la ot Fig. 3; Fig. 2 shows aA sect-ion on a reduced scale as on the line 2, 2 oi Fig. 3; Fig. 3 shows a section ot Fig. lon the line 3, 3 and Fig'. l is a section on the line 1i, 4 ot The machine isV indicated With a casingv comprising the irontl Wall having the upper portion 20, with the opening' 2li'or the gil-ass 22. rlhe lower portion 23 ot `the 'front Wall is connected to its upper portion,v by the curved connecting porti-on 24. In the lower end ot the portion is formed the outlet opening` 25 with the cupl shaped receiving platform 26. Opening-s 27, 28 and 29 are toi-medir the portion 23. The rear Wall oi the casing,` is indicated at 30, and sidewalls 3l and 32 connect the front Wall having the portions 2() and 23 and the rear Wall 30. An opening 33 is formed in the Wall 3l for the door 3st..- A loch 35 secures the door 34% in place. An intern'iecliate Wall 36 extends the total height of the casin` between the trent Wall having the portions 20 and 23 and the rear Wall 30. Openings 39 and 4t() are formed in the Wall 36.

The Wall 36 divides the casing into the chambers A and B,

The bottom of the casing` is shown at #il and the root' at ft2.

The chamber A is provided with the plattorni 43 h ving the opening lle, which forms with the Walls and bottom of the casing, bottom chamber C. Stop pins 44 and leb extend up from the platform 43.

ln the chamber B is indicated the vertical ivall flo, which extends a little below the top end ot the portion and joins with the walls 3l and 36 to form the charging chamber D for the objects operated upon, in this instance handherchiets. An openingis formed in the Wall for the glass 46. A horizontal Wall i? has formed therewith the inclined Wall e8 which extends to the opening 25 ot the. portion 23. rn outlet opening; i9 is formed between the bottom end of the Wall 4-'5 and the Wall d8. A pair ot brackets 5() are'fastened to the loiver end of the Wall d5, and have hinged thereto the doer 5l, by means of the' hing-e pin 52. rEhe latter has formed therewith the hook 53.

A pair of gui-des extend up from the platform 43, and guide the niovale crosshead 56 having` an opening,` 57- With the per' pendioular rear Wall 5S and the trent curved Wall 59. Apush bar GO extends from the t'ront` end of the cross-head `56' through the ope-ning 28 'of the portion ot the trent wall. bracket 63 is fastened `to thecrosshead 56 by means of the screws fr bracket with the inclined member 6G" and the horizontal leg' 6? is fastened to and extends from the bracket 6 3. An opening` 68 is formed in the leg 67 and engages the hoolz A plate spring 72 has one end fastened to the Wall 30 by means oi the screw 7 3 and its other end is fastened to the bracket 63, by means of the screw 75l.. rlhe said spring tends to move the cross-head 56 toward the portion 23 ot' thefront wall.A An inclined chute 75' for the' coin 76 used to operate the machine, extends through the opening` 27 in the portion 23 oi" the 'liront Wall and has formed therewith the flange 77, which is Yfastened to the said portion 23.

The chute is ot a size to admita coin ot a predetermined size todrop therethrough,

and can be replaced by chutes adaptable tof coins ot dierent sizes.

.A 'lever is indicated with the rectangular CTL loe

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curved member T8 havingl the slot 79 ex tending' up from its lower edge, and the angular shaped member S0. A bracket Si is fastened to the wall lt, and the said lever is hinged thereto at about its central portion by means oil' the pin 82. A portion of the member 7S is always located opposite the chute 75.

.ln the chamber C is located the coin draw er S6. with the itront wall 8T and the rear wall S8. A plate Si) is taatened to the liront: wall ST and hasy extending therefrom the knob llt). it pair ot guidea Sil fastened to the bottom fifi o'l the casing maintains the coin drawer tlin proper position. A lock 92 ia provided tor the drawer SG to loclt it in place.

'lo use the .machine the door il is opened and a plurality ot hamllierchiete 95 are located in the chamber l) with the bottommoet one upon the wall il at'ter which the door Ill is again locked in position.

To remove a hamllerchiet' the user inv Herta a coin TG in the chutey T5, and it rolls into the opening 57 ot' the crosediead 5G and bears between the wall 59 and the member TS oi the lever hinged on the pin S2. The user now pushes the push bar 60 of the cross-head 5G until the latter bears against the stop pin i-lj". and thereby the angular shaped member SO o i said lever swings and pushes the lowermosthandkerchiet` outof the chamber l), which latter then t'alls through the opening e9 upon the inclined wall 4S and is deposited upon the receiving plat-,torni 2G att-er paesing through the opening As the cross-head 5G moves toward the stop pin MSH the coaction ot the opening G8 in the leg 67 swings the hook 5o and the door 5l`r to allow the lnindherchiet to pass through the opening fit),

ll'hen the cross-head 5G has been pushed toward the rea r side ol the casing oi the machine and bears; againat the stop pin da. the alot 79 oiI the rectangular member Tt; ot the lever in brought in the path of the coin 7G, and the latter then rolls through :said slot 79 and drops through the oliiening Llf-linto the coin drawer tlt. rlhe user then releaeea the push bar titl and the spring T2 'forces the crosta-head 5G to its: torward ponition and to bear against the stop pins fifth. The other movable elenienta are at the same time ln'ought to their original position.

rlhe door fil preventA an unauthorized peraon witlnilraw'imf an)Y ol the lmndlierehie'ts or other objects diapenaed from the machine, without tiret ineerting a coin in the chute 75.

Various mmliieationa may be made in the invention and the present exempliiication is; to be taken as illustrative and not limitative thereof.

noname l'laving described my invention what I deeire to secure by Letters Patent and claim in:

l. In a coin controlled vending machine the combination ot a lever hinged therein comprisingv a pair ot members, one of said members having a Slot and the second member adapted to dispense an object from the machine a movable croamhead in the machine adjacent to the member havingl the :del and adapted to hold a coin between it and Said member adjacent thereto, and a .flexible medium in the machine tending to maintain the cross-head in its forward position to receive said coin` the member olf the lever having the slot; moved to bring its alot in line with said coin. when said crosshead ia moved to the other end ot' it` stroke.

2. ln a coin controlled vending machine the combination ot a caaing` a chamber in the casing for objet-,ta to be discharged there- 'trom` a door coacting with an outlet opening ol `Said chamber, a lever hinged .in the machine comprising a pair of members, one ot said members having a slot and the other member adapted to discharge the said objects through the outlet openingl oil said chamber` a movable cross-head in the machine below said member having the slot and ail-pied to hold a coin between it and said member, menne` tending to locate the. creeshea-d in itaI forward iossition to receive Said coin, the member oi the lever having the .alot moved to bring the slot in line with said coin and the said door located in its open position when laaid cross-head is moved to the other end ot its; stroke.

3. ln a coin controlled vending machine the combination ol1 a easing, a chamber in the casing for objects` to be diSc-harged theretrom7 a hinge pin with a hook at one end hinged ov an outlet opening at the lower end ot' A aid chamber; a door extending Vtrom said hinge pin coarting with aaid opening, a cross-head adapted to reciprocatey in the machine and having an opening in the bodyY thereo't and a push bar at one end extending outside ol the casing` a platform with an opening in Said machine supporting said crean-inutil, a .lever hinged in the machineI lwith one member thereot extending into the lower ond ot' I aid chamber and having a curved member with a alot extending over l aid crossdiead, a bracket having an opening extending from laid i'os. :lnni(l, `aidropen`- ing engaging the hook oi said hinge pin and menne to insert, a coin between a wall ol the opening ot said croati-head and the cnrved member ot' Said lever.

Signed at Rayonne, in the county o tI llndson and State ot New Jersey. this 25th day ot April, A. D. 1924.

CHARLES NADVVOR NIC Y. 

